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1857
The first southern link from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River (Charleston to Memphis) completed.
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1932
OE Holley Branch opens
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1946
Tsunami destroys portion of Oahu Railway.
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1947
E.B. Stanton replaces T.F. Dixon as Vice-President and General Manager (SP&S Ry.)
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1947
Last run on the 190-mile Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern.
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1976
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) formed. Conrail took over operations of six bankrupt railroads: Central Railroad of New Jersey, Erie Lackawanna, Lehigh & Hudson River, Lehigh Valley, Penn Central and Reading plus the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. In doing so, Conrail acquired 15,000 miles of track, 3800 locomotives, 140,000 cars and 103,000 employees.
APRIL
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1979
VIA Rail Canada assumes financial responsibility for passenger service formerly operated by the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railroads.
APRIL
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1834
First train to run on a state owned railroad, the Philadelphia & Columbia Railway.
APRIL
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1917
Gales Creek & Wilson River Railroad incorporated
APRIL
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1883
Humphrey H Reynolds was the first black inventor to patent an improved window ventilator for railroad cars. His invention was adopted on all Pullman cars, but as an employee, he received no payment from the Pullman Company. Reynolds quit his job as a porter and successfully sued Pullman for $10,000.
APRIL
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1900
Vanderbilts take over Reading, Lehigh Valley and Erie railroads.
APRIL
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1972
Lehigh & Hudson River files bankruptcy.
APRIL
04
1895
Astoria & Columbia River Railroad (A&CR) organized
APRIL
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1976
Amtrak accepts first of 414 F40PH's from EMD.
APRIL
04
1993
The Sunset Limited becomes the first true coast-to-coast transcontinental train when its route is extended from New Orleans to Jacksonville and Miami, Florida.
APRIL
05
1887
First meeting of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
APRIL
05
1941
In San Francisco, busses replace Castro & Fillmore streetcars.
APRIL
05
1995
Canadian National Railway opens new 6,130 foot St. Clair tunnel which replaces the 104 year old tunnel beneath the St. Clair River between Port Hurn, Michigan and Sarnia, Onterio.
APRIL
06
1898
First run over A&CR
APRIL
06
1956
Last revenue freight train on the East Broad Top Railroad.
APRIL
06
1964
Earthquake damaged Alaska Railroad restores freight service from Anchorage to Fairbanks.
APRIL
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1988
First run for Amtrak's Auto Train.
APRIL
07
1871
The Illinois Railroad Act creates a commission to fix maximum rates on railroad and warehouse use and forbids discrimination that favors large corporations over small businesses.
APRIL
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1920
500,000(?) railroad workers go on strike affecting 25 railroads.
APRIL
07
1932
GN line from Bend, OR to Bieber, CA opens (OT)
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